Amid an 8% jump in spending and a 10.5% spike in taxes for Boston homeowners, Mayor Michelle Wu vowed the city will stick with a controversial plan to rehab White Stadium to house a pro soccer team “no matter what it costs” to taxpayers.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-12-13 06:39:21">December 13, 2024 at 6:39 AM EST</time>

Amid an 8% jump in spending and a 10.5% spike in taxes for Boston homeowners, Mayor Michelle Wu vowed the city will stick with a controversial plan to rehab White Stadium to house a pro soccer team…{ai:summary}<p>Boston homeowners face an 8% increase in spending and a 10.5% rise in taxes. Despite this, Mayor Michelle Wu remains committed to a contentious plan to renovate White Stadium for a professional soccer team, insisting that costs to taxpayers will not deter the project. #politics</p>

‘Blank check’ for Boston’s White Stadium angers critics, mayor vows to still ‘pay’

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